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Right Wing WALL-E Meltdown

TUESDAY JULY 8 2008 6:00 AM

Submitted by FearTheReaper. Edited By erin_broadley.

TAGS: Wall-E, Right Wing

Holy shit, just when you think the right wing can’t be more retarded, WALL-E comes out and they lose their shit. Apparently, WALL-E is an evil movie full of “liberal propaganda” and “fear mongering.” The sweet little robot movie is poisoning the minds of our youth with its “agenda.”

Wha? Would that agenda be, “Don’t pollute and get off your ass?” Seriously? That is what they are getting upset about? What the fuck is wrong with these morons? And they are morons. Take a look:

Shannen Coffin:


From the first moment of the film, my kids were bombarded with leftist propaganda about the evils of mankind. It's a shame, too, because the robot had promise. The story was just awful, however.


Hey, lady named after the box we put dead people in, the movie is about love and the dangers of excess. Believing in exercise and using your mind are not part of the “liberal agenda.” That God you worship sort of set shit up like that. He gave you parts to use. The movie is saying if you don’t use the shit God gave you, then it ain’t gonna work out that well. As far as all the pollution, you may want to become familiar with the term “exaggeration” because it is a pretty common storytelling tool. And as far as it being an "awful" story - welcome to the world of being alone.

Greg Pollowitz


I saw WALL-E with my five year old on Saturday night. It was like a 90-minute lecture on the dangers of over consumption, big corporations, and the destruction of the environment.


Welcome to the world of irony, Greg. I guess it would be “like a 90 minute lecture” if anyone in the movie spoke during the first hour. See, Greg, people speak during lectures. That is actually what a lecture is. You just compared a movie where no one speaks to a lecture and you were serious, which is hilarious. This was a visual feast, during which your simple brain was forced to work without being told everything. Oh, and it’s a FUCKING CARTOON. Are you still mad at Dr. Seuss because of The Lorax? I see no difference between you and a shit-throwing monkey.

Glenn Beck:


Oh, I can't wait to teach my kids how we've destroyed the Earth.


Here’s a tip, Glenn: The movie is set in the future, so they aren’t teaching you kids that we have destroyed the Earth, but that we may if we don’t change our ways. But, hey, now you can be as mad at robots as you are at penguins. Also, Glenn, please tell me if you know what a closed system is, because you sound mildly retarded.


Pixar is teaching. Just, this is great. You know if your kid has ever come home and said, "Dad, how come we use so much Styrofoam," oh, this is the movie for you.


Glenn, did you just attempt to make your point with Styrofoam? Did you actually just convey irritation that your child may ask a question about the overuse of Styrofoam? Do you actually think only people who are excited to tell their kids about the problems of Styrofoam (no one) will enjoy Wall-E? Has a thought ever entered your brain that you didn’t allow to come out of your mouth?

Dirty Harry:


Why go there? Other than the dark chuckles from the liberal critics around me, what’s to gain? And other than a lack of self-control or hubris on the filmmakers’ part, there’s no explaining it. But they did it. They actually had the President (Fred Willard) say about his failed mission, “Stay the course.”

Have we lost Pixar? Have we lost the wonderful studio who brought us The Incredibles and Ratatouille to Bush Derangement Syndrome?


Oh, dear. You stupid asshole. Do you not understand that art imitates life – and films in particular reflect what is happening in society at that moment? For you to take such umbrage at a subtle moment is both astounding and laughable. Not once during this film did I, someone who hates Bush to his core, think about President Bush. Only you right wing morons seem to be frothing at the mouth over this kind of shit. And yet, I bet you still love when a “Clinton getting a blow job” joke rolls out of Robin Williams' pie hole. Oh, and thanks for hating the movie about the dangers of excess but loving the movie about rats cooking food. That’s a great message for kids.

You’re a fucking tool.

Jonah Goldberg:


I agree with the charges of hypocrisy. I agree that the Malthusian fear mongering was annoying. But I saw WALL-E on Saturday as well. And I thought it was a fascinating and at-times brilliant movie.


Hey, thanks for being able to see through all the incredibly offensive images and enjoying the movie. But, I’m going to have to call you out on being a douchebag. For you to use the term “fear mongering” in a negative fashion is the height of irony.

Jonah, had this movie been about a world destroyed by terrorism, you would have jerked off until your penis looked like it had gone 15 rounds with Rocky. Maybe if conservatives had a creative bone in their body, they might be able to knock a few of those out of the park. But you guys don’t, so you won’t. Bummer for you.

Gennady Stolyarov II


The film blatantly conveys environmentalist, anticapitalist, and antitechnological propaganda — and aims it at an audience of children, who still lack the critical faculties and intellectual sophistication to evaluate all relevant aspects of the issues presented.

But I will not focus here on how egregiously unrealistic the film's scenario of humans completely trashing Earth is. A simple look around you will suffice to refute this possibility. Garbage is not piling up around us, and landfills are in fact remarkably effective at storing it safely and even using it to generate useful natural gases.


Egregiously unrealistic?

Gennady, you know that was a cartoon, right? You understand that there is a difference between cartoons and documentaries, right? You know that people don’t have superpowers, like that family in The Incredibles, right? And that toys don’t talk and run around, like they did in Toy Story? Also, you understand that you are a fucking moron, right?

I understand that the right wing seems to have no ability to form complex thoughts. And I am not kidding, or making a nasty comment. I truly believe they do not have the capability to construct complex thoughts. They only see simplicity and then react with grunts and shrieks. WALL-E is a classic example.

The movie is a love story first. And the true villain is technology – but not in an overt way. Advances in technology allowed humans to break with nature, which led them to become divorced from their humanity. Their culture and society is completely artificial and they have moved about as far away from being human as possible. WALL-E is now more human than humans, as he longs for an intimate connection and enjoys the fruits of labor. WALL-E is on Earth, living a natural and organic life, while humans are in space, living an artificial life. People have now become so reliant on technology that they communicate via computer while sitting right next to each other, while WALL-E attempts to communicate by speaking and finding a common bond. It’s irony!

My favorite aspect of the right wing hatred are the movie's religious undertones.

The robot Eve brings forth the new “apple” in the form of a plant that tempts them to leave the false world they have created, the false God of technology and instead choose life. Too bad the simplistic right wing monkeys couldn’t see the obvious religious undertones due to their rage over piles of animated garbage. Oh, and wasn’t one of the seven deadly sins “Sloth?” Does the right wing now believe that excess is okay? How the fuck did they get to this place? They are more cartoony than WALL-E.

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attn_Hussein_ho

attn_Hussein_ho

Brooklyn, NY
February 2004

JUL 08, 2008 05:09 PM

SergeantPsycho said:

FearTheReaper said:

Jonah Goldberg:


I agree with the charges of hypocrisy. I agree that the Malthusian fear mongering was annoying. But I saw WALL-E on Saturday as well. And I thought it was a fascinating and at-times brilliant movie.


Hey, thanks for being able to see through all the incredibly offensive images and enjoying the movie. But, I'm going to have to call you out on being a douchebag. For you to use the term "fear mongering" in a negative fashion is the height of irony.



I'm going to have to take Jonah's side on this one. It was a little preachy (of course, in Hollywood these days, what isn't?).

Also I don't think your scare mongering charge against him is valid. These people boldly claim that there out to kill innocents, and let's not forget that people indisputably died from terrorist acts (as opposed to say a hurricane katrina, where it's disputable where global warming had any influence).


did you see the movie yourself?

NightskyDarkstar

NightskyDarkstar

Spokane, WA
May 2007

JUL 08, 2008 05:18 PM

Wow... I havnt heard so much bullshit about a cartoon since Happy Feet came about.

Coyotemike

Coyotemike

Kearney, NE
May 2006

JUL 08, 2008 05:29 PM

NightskyDarkstar said:
Wow... I havnt heard so much bullshit about a cartoon since Happy Feet came about.



What was the problem with dancing penguins?

Rappaccini

Rappaccini

Burnt Cabins, PA
February 2004

JUL 08, 2008 05:33 PM

coyotemike said:

NightskyDarkstar said:
Wow... I havnt heard so much bullshit about a cartoon since Happy Feet came about.



What was the problem with dancing penguins?



Some fanatics claimed a few of the penguins were gay. No joke.

SergeantPsycho

SergeantPsycho

Hampton, VA
January 2007

JUL 08, 2008 05:33 PM

attn_ho said:

SergeantPsycho said:

FearTheReaper said:

Jonah Goldberg:


I agree with the charges of hypocrisy. I agree that the Malthusian fear mongering was annoying. But I saw WALL-E on Saturday as well. And I thought it was a fascinating and at-times brilliant movie.


Hey, thanks for being able to see through all the incredibly offensive images and enjoying the movie. But, I'm going to have to call you out on being a douchebag. For you to use the term "fear mongering" in a negative fashion is the height of irony.



I'm going to have to take Jonah's side on this one. It was a little preachy (of course, in Hollywood these days, what isn't?).

Also I don't think your scare mongering charge against him is valid. These people boldly claim that there out to kill innocents, and let's not forget that people indisputably died from terrorist acts (as opposed to say a hurricane katrina, where it's disputable where global warming had any influence).


did you see the movie yourself?



I saw the move myself stayed during the credits to listen to the song written by Peter Gabriel. I'm not saying it's not a great movie, it is. But I feel the criticism can be made that on some level, it is kinda preachy.

attn_Hussein_ho

attn_Hussein_ho

Brooklyn, NY
February 2004

JUL 08, 2008 05:38 PM

SergeantPsycho said:

attn_ho said:

SergeantPsycho said:

FearTheReaper said:

Jonah Goldberg:


I agree with the charges of hypocrisy. I agree that the Malthusian fear mongering was annoying. But I saw WALL-E on Saturday as well. And I thought it was a fascinating and at-times brilliant movie.


Hey, thanks for being able to see through all the incredibly offensive images and enjoying the movie. But, I'm going to have to call you out on being a douchebag. For you to use the term "fear mongering" in a negative fashion is the height of irony.



I'm going to have to take Jonah's side on this one. It was a little preachy (of course, in Hollywood these days, what isn't?).

Also I don't think your scare mongering charge against him is valid. These people boldly claim that there out to kill innocents, and let's not forget that people indisputably died from terrorist acts (as opposed to say a hurricane katrina, where it's disputable where global warming had any influence).


did you see the movie yourself?



I saw the move myself stayed during the credits to listen to the song written by Peter Gabriel. I'm not saying it's not a great movie, it is. But I feel the criticism can be made that on some level, it is kinda preachy.



i would argue that its not preachy. its got intelligent themes, it critiques our culture a LOT more than I expected from a kids movie. It throws a great dystopia scenerio at us. But I like those things and I agree with all of the underpinings of the caricature of humanity and corporatism. Its a your milage may vary thing. I do not think they set out to change minds or explore radical changes to our lifestyle, which is why I dont think preachy applies.

I was a little disappointed that it didnt end more darkly, but you know, kids movie. It made me want to come home and rewatch brazil and a couple of twilight zone episodes.

reprobate

reprobate

New Orleans, LA
December 2002

JUL 08, 2008 05:53 PM

OpticNerve said:
These dingbats obviously have never heard of the term 'allegory'.



I'm not sure the at Jonah or Glenn can spell "allegory" without assistance.

SergeantPsycho

SergeantPsycho

Hampton, VA
January 2007

JUL 08, 2008 05:58 PM

attn_ho said:

SergeantPsycho said:

attn_ho said:

SergeantPsycho said:

FearTheReaper said:

Jonah Goldberg:


I agree with the charges of hypocrisy. I agree that the Malthusian fear mongering was annoying. But I saw WALL-E on Saturday as well. And I thought it was a fascinating and at-times brilliant movie.


Hey, thanks for being able to see through all the incredibly offensive images and enjoying the movie. But, I'm going to have to call you out on being a douchebag. For you to use the term "fear mongering" in a negative fashion is the height of irony.



I'm going to have to take Jonah's side on this one. It was a little preachy (of course, in Hollywood these days, what isn't?).

Also I don't think your scare mongering charge against him is valid. These people boldly claim that there out to kill innocents, and let's not forget that people indisputably died from terrorist acts (as opposed to say a hurricane katrina, where it's disputable where global warming had any influence).


did you see the movie yourself?



I saw the move myself stayed during the credits to listen to the song written by Peter Gabriel. I'm not saying it's not a great movie, it is. But I feel the criticism can be made that on some level, it is kinda preachy.



i would argue that its not preachy. its got intelligent themes, it critiques our culture a LOT more than I expected from a kids movie. It throws a great dystopia scenerio at us. But I like those things and I agree with all of the underpinings of the caricature of humanity and corporatism. Its a your milage may vary thing. I do not think they set out to change minds or explore radical changes to our lifestyle, which is why I dont think preachy applies.

I was a little disappointed that it didnt end more darkly, but you know, kids movie. It made me want to come home and rewatch brazil and a couple of twilight zone episodes.



Fair enough. I was more interested in the criticism of Jonah Goldberg anyways.

MrMuller

MrMuller

Detroit, MI
March 2004

JUL 08, 2008 06:06 PM

One day you might cease to be upset and surprised that conservatives don't have fully functioning brains. I know I'm no longer surprised by it, but I am admittedly still upset.

Toku666

Toku666

Columbus, OH
May 2004

JUL 08, 2008 06:08 PM

My parents have been tentatively anti-Pixar since Toy Story. It bothered them that it was a portrayal of a single mother while the "evil" family next door had a brutish father.

I'm not kidding about this. It's a difference of perspective, and it makes people like Glenn Beck and FTR froth at the mouth.

How is this news?

joker_

joker_

Windsor, CA
October 2005

JUL 08, 2008 06:09 PM

I really enjoyed the movie, to me it was a love story.
If it encourages children and even adults to attempt to take better care of the environment that is fucking brilliant. Children and adults should be taking better care of the environment.

attn_Hussein_ho

attn_Hussein_ho

Brooklyn, NY
February 2004

JUL 08, 2008 06:16 PM

On the otherhand, Left-blogs are decrying the movie's hypocracy; The fact that they gave away plastic watches in plastic bags at the opening screenings, that there is the regular disney merch, and that this causes no disconnect in the regular public, or in the little ones heads.

myself, I would have been charmed to pieces to see a Wall-E brand garden, with a little boot and some seeds to start with. But such is our world.

Pwndcake

Pwndcake

Portland, OR
October 2004

JUL 08, 2008 07:13 PM


Too bad the simplistic right wing monkeys couldn't see the obvious religious undertones due to their rage over piles of animated garbage. Oh, and wasn't one of the seven deadly sins "Sloth?"



I'm pretty sure "gluttony" is a sin too. Damn Pixar for illustrating the effects of disobeying the word of god!

spyder13

spyder13

San Francisco, CA
October 2006

JUL 08, 2008 07:23 PM

If the issue is about the message we are sending to children then why didn't people cry out when a mother and all of her children, except one, were viciously murdered leaving a single father with a physically challenged child, who gets kidnapped? What movie is that you say? Pixar's "Finding Nemo." I haven't seen WALL-E, but it is Pixar so I am sure it is brilliant.

gfvella

gfvella

Australia
November 2004

JUL 08, 2008 07:34 PM

Gennady Stolyarov II wrote : But I will not focus here on how egregiously unrealistic the film's scenario of humans completely trashing Earth is. A simple look around you will suffice to refute this possibility. Garbage is not piling up around us, and landfills are in fact remarkably effective at storing it safely and even using it to generate useful natural gases.



I'm not a huge fan of the greenies (as opposed to environmentalists) but this is just idiotic. Hasn't this idiot ever looked outside his nice white bread suburb? Most cities around the world are drowning in their own garbage. Not in the West for the most part (we spend millions of shipping our crap where we can't see it) but even in developed countries the system is breaking down under the weight of crap we create. Naples anyone?

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